BIOLOGICAL SECTION   

Medicina dello Sport 1998 March;51(1):23-8

Copyright © 1998 EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA

language: Italian

Anthropometric observations and astonishing strength of the lower limbs in young men playing football

Piastra G. ¹, Capanna R. ², Cipolloni C. ¹, Lazzini F. ¹, Bondi S. ¹

¹ Istituto di Medicina dello Sport CONI-FMSI, Genova; ² Istituto Superiore di Educazione Fisica, Succ. di Genova - Cattedra di Giochi Sportivi, Genova

We consider 76 boys playing in junior football team of FIGC; they are aged between 10 and 16 years.
Anthropometric parameters analyzed are: weight, height, body mass index, bisacromial and bisilium diameters; motor ability ones are limbs power jumps (squatting jump, counter movement jump, free jump).
Results show that:
1) anthropometric data and their trend are in according to the literature;
2) strentch improve and neuromuscolar development during puberal period support the relationship between jump test results and chronological age.